Roman Polanski directs Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet in this excellent black comedy. Polanski excels at chamber pieces. … More
Tag: Reviews
Moon (2009)
Complex science fiction is a threatened genre in literature and film. As the decades pass, writers such as Stanisław Lem … More
Amores Perros (2000)
Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s uncompromisingly hard-hitting debut feature is an astounding drama thriller. It’s disturbing imagery, brilliantly choreographed and filmed, shocks. … More
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels star in this cult classic slapstick comedy which will have you crying with laughter for … More
The Artist (2011)
So why does it work, a silent movie eight decades after talkies took the world by storm? Why did it … More
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
The wonderful Stranger Than Fiction mixes fantasy, drama, sentimentality and humour into an exquisite cocktail of existential thoughts and warm, … More
Caché (2005)
Michael Haneke’s gripping, multi-layered French thriller Caché a.k.a. Hidden commands the viewer’s attention from beginning to end. This writer/director does not eagerly feed … More
City Lights (1931)
In 1949 critic James Agee wrote in Life magazine that the indescribable look on Charlie Chaplin’s face at the end of … More
Take Shelter (2011)
Take Shelter is an original story woven around the desperation of middle-class, middle-Americans following the economic slowdown of recent years. … More
The Tracey Fragments (2007)
Starring the wonderful Ellen Page, The Tracey Fragments is a compelling and occasionally heart-wrenching Canadian drama presented in a technically interesting fashion. … More
Let the Right One In (2008)
Tomas Alfredson’s amazing Swedish film cannot be pigeonholed into a single genre. It is not horror nor fantasy, although the … More
The Shining (1980)
Stanley Kubrick’s psychological horror masterpiece is hypnotic, eerie and truly frightening. This visually astounding film, which made abundant use of … More
Wonderful Cinema 